Download or read book World Intellectual Property Report 2017: written by World Intellectual Property Organization and published by WIPO. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The World Intellectual Property Report 2017 examines the crucial role of intangibles such as technology, design and branding in international manufacturing. Macroeconomic analysis is complemented by case studies of the global value chains for three products – coffee, photovoltaic energy cells and smartphones – to give an insightful picture of the importance of intellectual property and other intangibles in modern production.